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<blockquote data-quote="antiwesley" data-source="post: 9129828" data-attributes="member: 7031616"><p>[USER=17927]@Charles Dunwoody[/USER] You're right, it is an Internet nom de plume. One I've been using for 33 years. It was my character name on a still-extant Multi-User Dungeon called Gateway. (gatewaymud.org FYI)</p><p>I was dared to take it because of a shared common hatred of the Wesley Crusher character on Star Trek: The Next Generation. </p><p>I have been active on the Internet under this nom de plume since. The first iteration of my ignored website, antiwesley.com was in fact called "Uncle Anti's Hometown Death Machine" circa 1993, handcoded on a Tandy 1000 with a 56k modem. I had to travel a half a mile to my BFF's house to see it in actual HTML code on a browser. Since then, not only have I worked at and/or owned my own gaming and comics store.. </p><p>(Dropbear Comics and Games, owner, Legendary Comics, Lost World of Wonders at all 3 locations, and Galaxy of Books at it's original Zion location) I was a playtester for Tiny Epic Galaxies, Ernie Gygax's "Marmorial Tomb" craziness and much more. </p><p></p><p>My first KS was Steve Jackson's revitalised Ogre, I'm the 'grandfather' of Dork Stock, the yearly mini-convention for John Kovalic and his works, </p><p>I'm purposely not name dropping because I hate people that do that. </p><p></p><p>And honestly, no, it's not my real name, but there are lots of people who know me by the name and not my RL name. </p><p>I started playing D&D in early 80's. My first GenCon was UW Parkside, and I worked as a retailer at the last Milwaukee GenCon. </p><p>In between those years, I was frequently found on 3rd shift in the HADES Pro Anime room at GenCon, being a founding member of the group. </p><p>(if anyone remembers, I don't know if it was '98 or '99, but I was the person at the end of the Con in the anime room hitting people with thrown posters. ) </p><p></p><p>I'm on the IMDB for the fan videos I worked on, and am still attempting to get things in order to get my Writer's Guild of America member validated, and possibly SAG as well. </p><p></p><p>I first used the Internet, well, ARPANet in 1987 at UW Parkside, and helped maintain the HUGE Corvus mainframe on campus. </p><p></p><p>I first really started on the USENET in alt.drwho.creative, and at one point, had my own group, alt.fan.antiwesley.</p><p></p><p>You can Google 'antiwesley' and find me. </p><p></p><p>I'm not hiding, you're just not looking. And in reality, I don't bare any ill will towards you either, I do appreciate the work you do, my intital intent was to generate support for buying from the creators of the product, and not a reseller. The afilliate linking process is just another newer for of kickbacks to the afilliate, and can easily be construed as payola. I may sound like I'm accusing you of that, but that's what the program exists for. Regardless of who pays and for what, you are recieving money by using the affiliate links to promote one business over the other. </p><p>DriveThruRPG works, because you're essentially buying from the producer, albeit with a loss for payment to OBS for their services. </p><p></p><p>The strongest case I present here above all else is that there is not a common price guide, essentially, for the secondary market like there are for many other collectibles. (Comics and Funko Pops are two good examples) By essentially providing free advertising for a third party reseller, who I guarantee knowingly gouge on prices for items in the secondary market, and yes, I should know having been one myself in the past, leads to market dominance and cuts out the smaller businesses. First and foremost, as players, GMs and afficiandos, we should be promoting the Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) as a place to get the items. By using affilate links, you directly bypass both the FLGS and the OCP (Original Content Producer) as this is where the people get hooked. </p><p>They walk in to their local FLGS, find a game they like, and then proceed to give their business to your affiliate links, denying the FLGS much needed income to stay open. Also, the affillate links do, as it is pointed out, put money in your pocket for the recommendation and eventual purchase. And that brings us back to Payola, or the pay for play scheme. </p><p>Even unintentionally, to someone like me, who is a consumer, has been a retailer, and thus, someone with the knowledge of how product is bought and sold, makes your 'reviews' suspect. Because, in a roundabout way, you're being 'paid' to advertise the services of the affilated store in the first place. </p><p></p><p>That's why I think it better to remove the afilliate links, use links to the creators themselves, and barring anything else, then use the afilliate links. I've missed out on tons of material just because I followed an affilate link, and not going to the OCP to see what else they have. </p><p>This, in roundabout way, denies further sales to anyone because it's the only product being advertised, and the sale is diverted to the afilliate, and not the local FLGS or OCP. </p><p></p><p>So my reference to the "King's Shilling" means that when you accepted that affilate process, it invoked your unspoken alliegance to the allifated store, as you're getting paid to push their website, regardless of what it is. It's payola all over again. </p><p></p><p>I hope this rambling makes sense to you. I would certainly be glad to help find OCP links for you to make the task easier. I'm a stay at home Dad with nothing better to do. </p><p></p><p>Some links for me below. I don't hide online. </p><p></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381315/" target="_blank">IMDB</a></p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/kris-herzog" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=antiwesley&sca_esv=565782341&source=hp&ei=eekEZfKRLaOG0PEPicaYsAg&iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZQT3iQc47_WcwH7B0gULR69AI8ELo80F&ved=0ahUKEwiysrec462BAxUjAzQIHQkjBoYQ4dUDCAw&uact=5&oq=antiwesley&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz#ip=1" target="_blank">Google for "Antiwesley" </a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="antiwesley, post: 9129828, member: 7031616"] [USER=17927]@Charles Dunwoody[/USER] You're right, it is an Internet nom de plume. One I've been using for 33 years. It was my character name on a still-extant Multi-User Dungeon called Gateway. (gatewaymud.org FYI) I was dared to take it because of a shared common hatred of the Wesley Crusher character on Star Trek: The Next Generation. I have been active on the Internet under this nom de plume since. The first iteration of my ignored website, antiwesley.com was in fact called "Uncle Anti's Hometown Death Machine" circa 1993, handcoded on a Tandy 1000 with a 56k modem. I had to travel a half a mile to my BFF's house to see it in actual HTML code on a browser. Since then, not only have I worked at and/or owned my own gaming and comics store.. (Dropbear Comics and Games, owner, Legendary Comics, Lost World of Wonders at all 3 locations, and Galaxy of Books at it's original Zion location) I was a playtester for Tiny Epic Galaxies, Ernie Gygax's "Marmorial Tomb" craziness and much more. My first KS was Steve Jackson's revitalised Ogre, I'm the 'grandfather' of Dork Stock, the yearly mini-convention for John Kovalic and his works, I'm purposely not name dropping because I hate people that do that. And honestly, no, it's not my real name, but there are lots of people who know me by the name and not my RL name. I started playing D&D in early 80's. My first GenCon was UW Parkside, and I worked as a retailer at the last Milwaukee GenCon. In between those years, I was frequently found on 3rd shift in the HADES Pro Anime room at GenCon, being a founding member of the group. (if anyone remembers, I don't know if it was '98 or '99, but I was the person at the end of the Con in the anime room hitting people with thrown posters. ) I'm on the IMDB for the fan videos I worked on, and am still attempting to get things in order to get my Writer's Guild of America member validated, and possibly SAG as well. I first used the Internet, well, ARPANet in 1987 at UW Parkside, and helped maintain the HUGE Corvus mainframe on campus. I first really started on the USENET in alt.drwho.creative, and at one point, had my own group, alt.fan.antiwesley. You can Google 'antiwesley' and find me. I'm not hiding, you're just not looking. And in reality, I don't bare any ill will towards you either, I do appreciate the work you do, my intital intent was to generate support for buying from the creators of the product, and not a reseller. The afilliate linking process is just another newer for of kickbacks to the afilliate, and can easily be construed as payola. I may sound like I'm accusing you of that, but that's what the program exists for. Regardless of who pays and for what, you are recieving money by using the affiliate links to promote one business over the other. DriveThruRPG works, because you're essentially buying from the producer, albeit with a loss for payment to OBS for their services. The strongest case I present here above all else is that there is not a common price guide, essentially, for the secondary market like there are for many other collectibles. (Comics and Funko Pops are two good examples) By essentially providing free advertising for a third party reseller, who I guarantee knowingly gouge on prices for items in the secondary market, and yes, I should know having been one myself in the past, leads to market dominance and cuts out the smaller businesses. First and foremost, as players, GMs and afficiandos, we should be promoting the Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) as a place to get the items. By using affilate links, you directly bypass both the FLGS and the OCP (Original Content Producer) as this is where the people get hooked. They walk in to their local FLGS, find a game they like, and then proceed to give their business to your affiliate links, denying the FLGS much needed income to stay open. Also, the affillate links do, as it is pointed out, put money in your pocket for the recommendation and eventual purchase. And that brings us back to Payola, or the pay for play scheme. Even unintentionally, to someone like me, who is a consumer, has been a retailer, and thus, someone with the knowledge of how product is bought and sold, makes your 'reviews' suspect. Because, in a roundabout way, you're being 'paid' to advertise the services of the affilated store in the first place. That's why I think it better to remove the afilliate links, use links to the creators themselves, and barring anything else, then use the afilliate links. I've missed out on tons of material just because I followed an affilate link, and not going to the OCP to see what else they have. This, in roundabout way, denies further sales to anyone because it's the only product being advertised, and the sale is diverted to the afilliate, and not the local FLGS or OCP. So my reference to the "King's Shilling" means that when you accepted that affilate process, it invoked your unspoken alliegance to the allifated store, as you're getting paid to push their website, regardless of what it is. It's payola all over again. I hope this rambling makes sense to you. I would certainly be glad to help find OCP links for you to make the task easier. I'm a stay at home Dad with nothing better to do. Some links for me below. I don't hide online. Links: [URL='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381315/']IMDB[/URL] [URL='https://soundcloud.com/kris-herzog']Soundcloud[/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=antiwesley&sca_esv=565782341&source=hp&ei=eekEZfKRLaOG0PEPicaYsAg&iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZQT3iQc47_WcwH7B0gULR69AI8ELo80F&ved=0ahUKEwiysrec462BAxUjAzQIHQkjBoYQ4dUDCAw&uact=5&oq=antiwesley&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz#ip=1']Google for "Antiwesley" [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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